The Washington Post has detailed the vicious circle between two different political groups that is breeding unintentional misinformation - and increasing polarisation
Partisan satire and the mechanisms of unintentional misinformation
filter bubble
A collection of 4 posts
Facebook's not the filter bubble, we are
Interesting – and quite important – experiment from The Guardian – exposing the right and left in the US to Facebook newsfeeds from the other side of politics: Tobias said that exposure to the other side made her realize how difficult it might…
Can Apple Music save a middle-aged man from the music of his youth?
Apple Music arrived last night, and with it Beats 1 – a new, global music channel. And I’m not just quite hopeful that it’ll be god; I’ve been actively listening to it and enjoying it. Like many people…
The social media election that wasn't
Dr Bart Cammaerts of the LSE: What is clear, however, is that social media have had no or very little impact at all. The hashtag #Milifans and the nearly 10 million followers of comedian Russell Brand did not make a…